I Gede Sukarya

(Bali, 1995)

I Gede Sukarya (1995.b) was born in the old village of Bulian – Buleleng. His simple life made him care about art portraits, his interest in painting was shown since he was in elementary school by participating in competitions. His interest in painting was shown since elementary school by participating in competitions that took him to the provincial level. In order to develop his art, he migrated to Gianyar – Denpasar while getting a vocational high school education and entered college to study Fine Arts at the Indonesian Institute of Arts (ISI) Denpasar with a scholarship.

During his studies he actively explored the medium. His works are inspired by daily life, customs and culture. In his exploratory studies, he discovered a Balinese cultural heritage called Tatah Art, an ancient art that can be found in the clothing of barong, rangda and wayang. From his exploratory findings, I.G Sukarya chose to use cowhide, as a medium that is linked to the regeneration of the image development of inlay art, which was originally intended for wearable/order art into fine art. Inheriting the inlay technique always depicts a hedonistic form full of Balinese ornaments. In I.G Sukarya’s eyes, this becomes a simpler form that is close to today’s reality. So that every detail of his work provides room for imagination for the viewer to pay more attention to how his work can form imaginary illusions and experiences of the viewer.